Guideline for the Neurodiagnostic Evaluation of the Child With a Simple Febrile Seizure. Adapted Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Authors:
K. Kliková 1,2,3; T. Krchňáková 1,4; J. Strojil 5; J. Kilian 6; V. Mihál 2; R. Líčeník 1,7
Authors‘ workplace:
Centrum pro klinické doporučené postupy, Ústav sociálního lékařství a veřejného zdravotnictví, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého, Olomouc
1; Dětská klinika Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice, Olomouc
2; Dětské oddělení, Nemocnice Nový Jičín, a. s.
3; Dětské oddělení, Nemocnice Valašské Meziříčí, a. s.
4; Ústav farmakologie Lékařské fakulty Univerzity Palackého a Fakultní nemocnice, Olomouc
5; Dětské oddělení, Nemocnice Vsetín, a. s.
6; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, London, Velká Británie
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Published in:
Čes-slov Pediat 2017; 72 (1): 63-67.
Category:
Guidelines
Overview
Simple febrile seizures are relatively prevalent conditions that often causing avoidable anxiety to the children and their parents. The aims of clinical practice guidelines are to contribute to improving health care quality, communication between health care professionals, patients as well as medical education. The American Academy of Pediatics is one of the medical societies highly respected for developing high quality clinical practice guidelines. Expected outcomes of the adapted clinical practice guideline on simple febrile seizures are knowledge and the best available evidence translation from scientific research to clinical practice, optimization of care for patients with simple febrile seizures, decision making support and improvement of communication in between health care professionals, children and parents and their appropriate anxiety management.
Key words:
febrile seizures, diagnostics, clinical practice guidelines, adaptation
Sources
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